characterize
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“Gambling” is a term that has been used to characterize certain futures contracts going back to the origins of the CEA.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
"Our goal was to better characterize some of the underlying processes of how gut bacteria affect human biology," says Veronika Young, first author of the study together with Bushra Dohai.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
He refuses to characterize Laxman as a seductive antihero, perhaps on the moral grounds of not wanting to make such a man seem attractive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
“A blood type that you would characterize as rare?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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